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Method and apparatus for controlling video/audio and channel selection for a communication signal based on channel data indicative of channel contents of a signal

  • US 5,878,222 A
  • Filed: 07/07/1997
  • Issued: 03/02/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for controlling selective display and/or recording of selected ones of a plurality of channels of a communication signal, the apparatus comprising:

  • (a) at least one analyzing unit for receiving channel data indicative of channel contents of the channels, and responsive thereto, analyzing the received channel data, including non-textual channel data, to determine if channel contents of said channels are among channel contents defined by selection data; and

    (b) an arbitrating unit coupled to said at least one analyzing unit to arbitrate display and/or recording resource contentions among said channels having channel contents that are defined by said selection data.

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